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Calgary public and Catholic schools will shift to online learning on Monday, due to a large increase in COVID-19 cases among students in that age group. 

Calgary public and Catholic schools will shift to online learning on Monday, due to a large increase in COVID-19 cases among students in that age group. 

Coinbase shares jumped Wednesday in the latest sign of a surge in interest and trading of bitcoin and other digital currencies, with the exchange valued at almost $100 billion US in its Nasdaq debut.

At 24 years old, Roxane Smith thought she would never even catch COVID-19, but after 11 days in hospital with a feeding tube in her nose, the young mother of three is begging Quebec residents to take the pandemic seriously.

At 24 years old, Roxane Smith thought she would never even catch COVID-19, but after 11 days in hospital with a feeding tube in her nose, the young mother of three is begging Quebec residents to take the pandemic seriously.

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin company strapped two employees into a fuelled rocket for practice but pulled them out shortly before sending the capsule to the edge of space on Wednesday with only a test dummy.

A former employee of Yasmin Ratansi is suing the member of Parliament for $2 million, claiming Ratansi verbally abused him on multiple occasions, made a derogatory remark about his girlfriend and fired him for attending an abortion in 2017.

A key element of the Liberal government's reconciliation agenda is facing resistance from Conservatives inside the House and some First Nations leaders from the outside.

Coinbase shares jump in latest sign of the surge in interest and trading in bitcoin and other digital currencies.

The federal government will introduce a new pathway to permanent residency for foreign nationals working in Canada in essential jobs such as personal support and health workers, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced today.

Canadians should "assume" the threat of foreign interference likely will be higher in the next general election than it was in 2019, said President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc.

The CFL has continued talks with the federal government about securing financial assistance in an effort to return to the field this season.

Kim Potter, a Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb, was expected to be charged with second-degree manslaughter on Wednesday, local media reported.

Kim Potter, a Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb, was charged with second-degree manslaughter on Wednesday.

Kim Potter, a Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb was expected to be charged with second-degree manslaughter on Wednesday, local media reported.

U.S. President Joe Biden is announcing his plan for withdrawing remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan, declaring that the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, "cannot explain" why American forces should still be there 20 years after the deadly assault on the United States.

A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan. 6 insurrection — riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn't be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards.

Bernard "Bernie" Madoff, who was convicted for running the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, died on Wednesday in federal prison where he was serving a 150-year sentence, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said. He was 82.

Alberta is to join three other provinces to explore the feasibility of small modular nuclear reactors as a clean energy option.

Alberta's Jason Kenney became the fourth Canadian premier to sign an agreement supporting the development of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in Canada on Wednesday.

Government officials hold a technical briefing on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

As B.C. marks five years since declaring a public health emergency due to opioid deaths, the provincial government has announced it will be making its request official in Ottawa to become the first province in the country to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs.

Students at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., continue to react to news the school is cutting dozens of programs and laying off about 100 professors.

Good Robot Brewing needed more than a good fence to become a good neighbour to the mosque next door. Things soured during Ramadan, the holy time for Muslims, in 2016. But five years later, the frayed relationship has been mended, and the brewery has found a new purpose.

The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to open in 100 days on July 23. But instead of a global spectacle, these Games will be all about restrictions and protocols to protect the health and safety of athletes and those around them.

As ICU admissions continue to soar in Ontario, the province says it's adding 350 more ICU beds by the end of the week. But just how much of an impact can more beds have when health-care experts say critical care is already pushed to the brink?

Opposition critics are calling on Canada to follow the lead of countries like the United States and Australia by making work-related purchases of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) tax-deductible.

We still don’t know exactly how it started, but the outbreak has become one of the largest recorded COVID-19 superspreading events in Canada. Experts say it serves as a cautionary tale as the country contends with more transmissible variants of the coronavirus.

Love potions are the stuff of fiction, but in recent years, a field of research has emerged that is exploring how to use MDMA, antidepressants and other drugs to manipulate the neurological and hormonal processes related to falling in and out of love.

Toronto police didn’t check Bruce McArthur’s criminal record in 2013 before or after interviewing him — despite possessing evidence connecting the now convicted serial killer to three missing men, according to a new independent review.

We still don’t know exactly how it started, but the outbreak has become one of the largest recorded COVID-19 superspreading events in Canada. Experts say it serves as a cautionary tale as the country contends with more transmissible variants of the coronavirus.

Opposition critics are calling on Canada to follow the lead of countries like the United States and Australia by making work-related purchases of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) tax-deductible.

Claire Matlock went from handling final exams as a medical student in St. Vincent to helping people devastated by the La Soufrière volcano eruption — and the volunteer efforts of the Kitchener, Ont., resident and her friends have extended far beyond expectations.

The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to open in 100 days on July 23. But instead of a global spectacle, these Games will be all about restrictions and protocols to protect the health and safety of athletes and those around them.

If an election in Alberta were held today, the NDP would likely win a majority as support for the governing United Conservative Party plummets, according to a new poll commissioned by CBC News. 

Wily negotiations by former business boss Michael Sabia mean Canadian taxpayers may actually profit from Ottawa's roughly $6 billion bailout of Air Canada.

The U.S. hits pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. What does it mean for Canada and what are the actual risks? Plus, Kim’s Convenience comes to its unexpected end.

The U.S. hits pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. What does it mean for Canada and what are the actual risks? Plus, Kim’s Convenience comes to its unexpected end.

The four opposition parties in Ottawa are making demands of the minority Liberal government ahead of next week's federal budget, but their leverage is limited

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was justified in using his knees to pin down George Floyd, a use-of-force expert testified on Tuesday, contradicting testimony by former and current city police officers who said Chauvin's actions violated policy and were excessive.

On Tuesday, the U.S. recommended putting on hold the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Here's what we know about what led the U.S. to make this decision, and what it could mean for Canada.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced Tuesday that the province is extending emergency measures for another week in three regions, until April 25, as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise.